Morning arrived with a small mercy: the rain finally stopped. We took our time getting ourselves sorted and didn’t roll out until about 10. Then came the usual sequence—fuel, coffee, and an unplanned detour into Canadian Tire for a few trailer odds and ends. By the time we escaped, six hours of driving still lay ahead and somehow it was already nearly midday.
The afternoon blurred into long stretches of highway, but we kept pushing with the hope of reaching PEI before 8. As we got closer, the anticipation built for Confederation Bridge—the 12.9‑kilometre span carrying the Trans‑Canada Highway over the Abegweit Passage, linking New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island. It’s Canada’s longest bridge and the world’s longest over ice‑covered water, and crossing it felt surreal. At the midpoint, with land barely visible in either direction, it was like driving across the horizon itself.
Once safely on the island, we made the obligatory stop for bridge photos before heading to the campground. We managed to get everything set up just before dark, ending the day on a small but satisfying win of being back on track with the original plan.
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